Which of the following arrangement of elements is in decreasing order of electronegativity?
Answer Details
Electronegativity is a measure of the ability of an atom to attract electrons towards itself when it forms a chemical bond with another atom.
The electronegativity of an element increases as we move from left to right across a period and from bottom to top in a group in the periodic table.
Therefore, in the given options, the element with the highest electronegativity should come last, and the element with the lowest electronegativity should come first in the decreasing order.
Out of the given options, the correct arrangement of elements in decreasing order of electronegativity is "P, Si, Al, Mg, Na."
Phosphorus (P) has the highest electronegativity among the given elements, followed by silicon (Si), aluminum (Al), magnesium (Mg), and sodium (Na), which has the lowest electronegativity.
Hence, the correct answer is option "P, Si, Al, Mg, Na."